What The…

Heck is that yellow stuff!?

Is Kath really eating eggs for breakfast!?

Yup! Because 1) We’re nearly out of milk and 2) Because Matt made breakfast!

He scrambled up some eggs on toast, to which I added some fig butter, but of course I had to involve a banana + peanut butter [Wild Squirrel Cocoa-Nut] too because my life would not be complete without them.

Clem on the side!

I’m trying to pack lots into this Saturday and am already off to a late start thanks to my midnight bedtime!

Would like to know your thoughts on a.m. coffee or tea and what kind specificially for a beginner? Specifically I’m curious whether coffee or tea with breakfast can help stimulate bowels effectively or only hinder them. I’ve heard and read so much positive and negative about both sides.

Hey Jenny,
What kind of flavors do you like? Fruit? Vanilla? Mint? I’d go with a tea that is the most parallel with your flavor profile (for me I hate fruit + herbal teas but love anything vanilla, dessert or mint)

Yes, caffeine can help stimulate bowels and coffee has soluble fiber – I don’t think many people have a hinder effect

Leave it to you to come up wtih an amazing flavor combo. 😉 I have finally figured out my tactic, I need to go to your blog BEFORE I eat breakfast so I don’t end up drooling over one of your meals so much that I have to eat two breakfasts.

I love eggs – for any meal! My family got chickens for our backyard so we could have fresh, healthy eggs whenever we want. I love them! One of my favorite breakfast foods is toast with peanut butter and raisins… easily eaten in the car on the way to work!

What is your viewpoint on eating breakfast even if a person isn’t hungry…Some people say you shouldn’t skip breakfast because it helps start your metabolism..but then others say eat more intuitive and eat when you are hungry. Are there any good sources to look at these point of views, like articles you know of?

I looooooove that article! In the industry I work in (health food/supplements), there are so many people who follow strict rules, diets and patterns, and will claim that they are “the way” (I used to be one of them when I was vegan 😛 ), but I have been a fan of intuitive eating ever since I finally started paying attention to my body and what it wants, versus things I’ve read in books that I thought I “should” do. If I wake up hungry, I eat- if not, I wait until I’m hungry. I always end up getting enough nutrition by the end of the day, and I’ve never had an extra pound on me since I started doing this.

I just read it! It was exactly what I was looking for and included a few other things (like snacking verus 3 square meals a day) that I wanted to know. In the end, I think I need to eat more intuitively rather than seeing a time and thinking time to eat; including boredom eating.

hey kath,
i was wondering what brand of fig jam you use? i’m partial to bonne mame and also recently discovered TJs makes some. it’s something i really miss from living abroad — hard to find a good one in the US!